Sentences with phrase «demands on public service»

The purpose was to provide Federal support at a time when the country was facing a widening gap between the demands on public service and the ability to meet the demand.

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Despite objections from industry rivals and local governments — who allege that Uber's reliance on non-professional cab drivers to shuttle passengers is both unfair and illegal — public demand for Uber's services is strong and continues to grow.

That's particularly true for Uber, the on - demand car service now reportedly valued at an incredible $ 50 billion — more than the market capitalization of many huge, public incumbents, including FedEx and Salesforce.com.

The three - year agreement between the state and Uber, an on - demand car service that lets users order cars through a mobile app, comes after lengthy public scrutiny over Uber's price surging policy.

As we noted in a previous report, a proposal to the New York Public Service Commission has been submitted by Orange and Rockland Utilities for a Tesla Powerpack system that could see a 70 % reduction in the demand charges on customer electricity bills.

At the top of that agenda is democratic localism, which advocates strong local government taking big decisions on public services in response to local demand and in order to drive up standards.

PCS is joining the demand for public services that genuinely meet peoples» needs, and calling on the European Commission to bring forward European Legislation.

Since their own services have to do with the functioning of the Government, a strike of public employees manifests nothing less than an intent on their part to prevent or obstruct the operations of Government until their demands are satisfied.

This is one of the last organisations standing which delivers on a commitment to public service, rather than the demands of shareholders.

Instead of competing with the Tories over cuts, Labour should be demanding a major public sector investment programme of job creation in infrastructure, housing, and service provision funded, not by any increas in public borrowing, but by taxing the 0.1 % super-rich on their # 190bn gains since the crash 4 years ago.

Even though their ridership is nowhere near the Big Apple's, upstate New York's largest public transit face many of the same challenges their big - city counterparts at the MTA deal with on a regular basis, including aging infrastructure and increased demand for service.

Top of the agenda was the demand for a Robin Hood Tax on financial transactions which could raise # 4.2bn - a-year to alleviate the cuts to public services and pensions.

Poloncarz presented the 2013 Erie County Proposed Budget on October 15, 2012, which maintains the quality of life programs and services demanded by the public amid increases in State - mandated costs and reduced revenues.

With schools and other public services threatened with more budget cuts this year, UFT President Michael Mulgrew joined fellow labor leaders and representatives from community and education advocacy groups at a «99 New York» rally on Oct. 17 on the City Hall steps demanding that the state millionaire's tax be extended.

Lady Williams, known to be wary of increasing the role of the private sector in public services, said she agreed with the need to respond more closely to patient demand, but warned against a move to a privatised American health system in which the focus on the producer interest simply shifted to the «insurance interest».

«And as long as we have useful tools who purport to be Republicans, like Dean Skelos, Bob Turner, and a swath of other who are not willing to stand up for principles, but who would rather knuckle under to the most extreme demands of far - left Democrats, Public Service Unions and well - funded special interests in exchange for job security, and who could not lead a one - car funeral on an abandoned stretch of the Thruway, idiots like me — Andrew Cuomo — will continue to roll over the legislature, the taxpayers, the bondholders, and the rest of New York's victims with nary so much as an objection.»

Chief executive Steve Thomas said: «The financial and service demand pressures being placed on our already fragile local public services mean that there simply will be no other pay offer made to employees.

• The party's treasury spokesman Malcolm Bruce demanded increased spending on public services.

With the second method, you get a lot of the flexibility of the public Cloud offerings, as you can take advantage of a set of Cloud services that play well together (e.g. Amazon's EC2, S3 and Dynamo DB) and can be scaled on demand.

On the flip side we're also seeing a rise in cyber attacks in the education and public sectors with the Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks on the NHS making national headlines last year and more recently hoax bomb phishing emails demanding money from schoolOn the flip side we're also seeing a rise in cyber attacks in the education and public sectors with the Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks on the NHS making national headlines last year and more recently hoax bomb phishing emails demanding money from schoolon the NHS making national headlines last year and more recently hoax bomb phishing emails demanding money from schools.

As a growing population puts further strain on the demand for public services and school places, local authorities are turning to modular buildings to construct lower carbon buildings more quickly.

Rising affluence has turned more Brazilians and Chileans into taxpayers, which increases pressure on the government to provide better public services and to meet citizens» demands.

Since their own services have to do with the functioning of the Government, a strike of public employees manifests nothing less than an intent on their part to prevent or obstruct the operations of Government until their demands are satisfied.

Risks and uncertainties include without limitation the effect of competitive and economic factors, and the Company's reaction to those factors, on consumer and business buying decisions with respect to the Company's products; continued competitive pressures in the marketplace; the ability of the Company to deliver to the marketplace and stimulate customer demand for new programs, products, and technological innovations on a timely basis; the effect that product introductions and transitions, changes in product pricing or mix, and / or increases in component costs could have on the Company's gross margin; the inventory risk associated with the Company's need to order or commit to order product components in advance of customer orders; the continued availability on acceptable terms, or at all, of certain components and services essential to the Company's business currently obtained by the Company from sole or limited sources; the effect that the Company's dependency on manufacturing and logistics services provided by third parties may have on the quality, quantity or cost of products manufactured or services rendered; risks associated with the Company's international operations; the Company's reliance on third - party intellectual property and digital content; the potential impact of a finding that the Company has infringed on the intellectual property rights of others; the Company's dependency on the performance of distributors, carriers and other resellers of the Company's products; the effect that product and service quality problems could have on the Company's sales and operating profits; the continued service and availability of key executives and employees; war, terrorism, public health issues, natural disasters, and other circumstances that could disrupt supply, delivery, or demand of products; and unfavorable results of other legal proceedings.

The vast majority of indie authors turn to print - on - demand services when it's time to take their book public

The rapidly accumulating evidence of soil depletion over wide agricultural areas, the reduction in crop yields on improperly fertilized or unfertilized areas and on others, the reduction of fertility levels to the point where fertilizer applications represent the minimum subsistence diet, combined with an aroused public consciousness of the importance of soil fertility conservation and restoration, will inevitably lead to a demand that the chemical industry provide here the same high order of service which it offers elsewhere in meeting man's aspirations for more abundance and greater efficiency.

To keep up with rising demand, library spending on ebooks grew at a compound annual growth rate of 38 % for the past four years, from $ 30 million in 2009 — according to a Public Libraries Survey conducted by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)-- to more than $ 110 million in 2013 — according to a 2013 estimate from the Primary Research Group's report on library use of ebooks.

Hoopla is a digital on - demand service that makes your eBook accessible to North American public libraries.

In the presence of the UN Secretary - General, Ban Ki - moon, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) have agreed to launch a new public awareness campaign calling on tourists to help reduce demand for illicit goods and services linked to transnational organized crime.

Whatever you are looking for a regular taxi, a scooter - taxi, a public bus or an on - demand car service that allows you to request private drivers through applications for iPhone and Android devices, then Bali has it!

24 hour reception, luggage store, 24 hour room service, Internet facilities, safe, laundry service, shoe - shine, check - in from 2 pm, check - out by noon, shopping arcade, hairdresser, tobacconist, babysitting service, Internet centre, Wi - Fi in public areas and meeting rooms, analogical Internet in rooms, Broadband Internet in the rooms, Experience Spot, video on demand, wedding services, banquet services, Business Centre, 24 hour medical service, public telephone, major credit cards accepted, car rental, valet parking service, free garage and car park (non-surveillance).

But of course, fossil fuel consumption is determined not only by personal morality, but by the infrastructure of the places people live, the work available to them, the public services they can draw on, and the demands of their daily lives.

Urban Water Management Plan (2015) presents the latest information on the San Francisco Public Utility Commission's service areas, Hetch Hetchy Regional Water System and other water systems operated by the SFPUC, system supplies and demands, water supply reliability, Water Conservation Act of 2009 compliance, water shortage contingency planning, and demand management.

«The arbitrator denied both demands primarily on the basis that, as a public service provider, the TTC has a right to establish a social media presence through Twitter for the purpose of communicating with the public and its customers — a position that was supported by expert evidence,» says Dolores Barbini, partner at Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP and counsel for the TTC in this case.

While this blog, and Seyfarth's Disability Access Team, are focused on disability access issues affecting places of public accommodation that provide goods and services to the general public (not employees, though many of our team members are employment specialists as well), this emerging litigation trend is worthy of our discussion here because it is an extension of the tsunami of website accessibility demand letters and lawsuits pursued under Title III, involving the same technological and other issues, as well as the same plaintiffs and plaintiffs» attorneys.

The exam must demonstrate you and your family are not a danger to public health or safety, and that you would not be an excessive demand on health or social services in Canada.

The ABA Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service chose to launch this important initiative because of the increasing need for pro bono services during these harsh economic times and the unprecedented response of attorneys to meet this demand.

Public defenders, legal aid offices, and other legal services nonprofits are grossly inadequate to meet the leftover demand, not because there aren't enough lawyers to go around — on the contrary, this country has a glut of unemployed and underemployed lawyers — but because these organizations» limited resources severely restrict the number of staff they can hire and cases they can take on.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk envisions a future where Tesla owners will be able to add their car to a «Tesla shared fleet» — likely an on - demand ride - hailing service that will allow the vehicle to give autonomous rides to the general public while the owner is at work or on vacation.

Napster has been the public - facing brand of the Rhapsody on - demand music service in non-U.S. markets.

The music streaming service is reportedly looking to go public on the New York Stock Exchange, with most indicators pointing to a Q1 2018 IPO but not accounting for a copyright infringement lawsuit which emerged Tuesday as Wixen Music Publishing demanded $ 1.6 billion from Spotify over its supposedly unlicensed use of thousands of songs, including creations authored by established musicians such as Neil Young, Tom Petty, and the Doors.

MOSCOW (Reuters)-- IBS IT Services plans an initial public offering (IPO) on the Moscow Exchange, it said on Wednesday, as it aims to tap Russia's economic recovery and reviving domestic demand for...

San Francisco, CA About Blog FCA, as a public voice for caregivers, shines light on the challenges caregivers face daily and champions their cause through education, services, and advocacy.The services, education programs, and resources FCA provides are designed with caregivers» needs in mind and offer support, tailored information, and tools to manage the complex demands of caregiving.

There is a growing demand placed on public services because of mental health problems.

«Paul Ryan's warped idea of «a better way» is to zero out family planning dollars — the very resources that 4 million women and men currently rely on and are the very services even more in demand with the looming public health crisis with Zika.

The public wants to hire a professional and given that in Canada the estate business is expected to top more than $ 1 trillion in inheritances, the demand for good professionals, who will only offer those services that the client wants or needs, will come out on top.

«While most companies and service providers are concentrating on utilization levels and surplus property, we are developing solutions that balance sensitive priorities, including finance and public perception; our clients are demanding a comprehensive analysis, and increasing our resources in the fast - growing Southeastern markets is an appropriate response.»